80th Avenue & 261st Street
The four-way crossing of 80th Avenue and 261st Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Playground Eighty LXXX is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/260 St, is 1,130 feet away for the Q46, QM5, QM6 and three more, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/260 St, 1,130 feet away, for the Q46, QM5, QM6, QM8 and two more.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/260 St Q46, QM5, QM6, QM8 +21,130 feetQ46 QM5 QM6 QM8 QM35 QM36
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- QM5 …
- QM6 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
- QM36 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11004
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park
- Elevation
- 114 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 102 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the pin oak and the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 261st Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- The James J. Ambrose School590 feet
- Our Lady of the Snows Catholic School910 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Eighty LXXX Playground50 feet
Health care
- New Glen Oaks Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice900 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center1,180 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 262nd Street & 80th Avenue 260 feet
- 260th Street & 80th Avenue 260 feet
- 259th Street & 80th Avenue 520 feet
- 80th Avenue & 263rd Street 530 feet
- 79th Avenue & 261st Street 680 feet
- 81st Avenue & 261st Street 720 feet
- 258th Street & 80th Avenue 780 feet
- 80th Avenue & 264th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along 261st Street or 80th Avenue.